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NASCAR at Pocono Race Results: Finish Order, Winner, and Key Takeaways

Denny Hamlin raced to another victory, proving further dominance in the NASCARCup Series via his 3rd straight win in the Cup Series. Hamlin has now won 4 of the last 5 races as he inches within 51 points of Tyler Reddick for the top spot in the driver standings.

Race Takeaways

Hamlin surged to victory, passing his teammate, Christopher Bell, with 5 laps to go.

Bell had been playing a huge gamble with pit strategy, trying to save fuel by running slower laps with less throttle and needing one fewer pit stop than everyone else. His fuel-saving plan ultimately failed, as he finished 26th after running out of gas on the way to the final lap of the race.

A strong day was also mounted by the team of Legacy Motor Club, in which John Hunter Nemechek led a handful of laps, and Erik Jones chased closely behind. Both Nemechek and Jones finished in the top-6.

Legacy Motor Club began a partnership with fellow Toyota team, Joe Gibbs Racing, this season, and it seems to be paying dividends with recent strong form.

Tyler Reddick finishes 2nd, setting up a perfect picture for the 2026 season, which has been dominated by both Reddick and Hamlin. They have won a combined 10 races this season.

NASCAR Cup Series at Pocono Race Results

Finishing Position

Driver

1

Denny Hamlin

2

Tyler Reddick

3

William Byron

4

John Hunter Nemechek

5

Kyle Larson

6

Erik Jones

7

Chris Buescher

8

Ross Chastain

9

Ty Gibbs

10

Ryan Blaney

11

Chase Elliott

12

Chase Briscoe

13

Daniel Suarez

14

Austin Cindric

15

Ricky Stenhouse Jr.

16

Riley Herbst

17

Michael McDowell

18

Austin Hill

19

Todd Gilliland

20

Carson Hocevar

21

Bubba Wallace

22

AJ Allmendinger

23

Connor Zilisch

24

Cole Custer

25

Austin Dillon

26

Christopher Bell

27

Alex Bowman

28

Ryan Preece

29

Daniel Dye

30

Cody Ware

31

Shane van Gisbergen

32

Ty Dillon

33

Josh Berry

34

Joey Logano

35

Noah Gragson

36

Casey Mears

37

Zane Smith

38

Brad Keselowski

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This story was originally published June 14, 2026 at 1:24 PM.

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